🔍 Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles ⛪
📍 Cartago, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 Every August 2nd, over a million pilgrims walk to this basilica from across Costa Rica to honor La Negrita — a tiny, dark-skinned statue of the Virgin Mary said to have miraculous healing powers. It’s one of the largest religious pilgrimages in the Americas.
Architecture
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
// Basic ID
Name / Title
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
Location
Cartago, Costa Rica
Type
Church
// Design & Structure
Architect / Designer
Unknown (original); rebuilt in Byzantine-Romanesque style after 1910 earthquake
Architectural Style
Byzantine-Romanesque
Height
Approx. 35 m (115 ft)
Material(s)
Stone, concrete, stained glass
Uses
Active Catholic church, national pilgrimage site
// Origin & History
Year of Completion
1929
Historical / Cultural Significance
National symbol of Costa Rican Catholic faith and home of La Negrita, the country's patron saint
UNESCO / Heritage Status
National Monument of Costa Rica
Sources: UNESCO World Heritage · Structurae